The Big Heist

Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.

Country:

Canada,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

TV Movie,

Crime

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Robert Markowitz

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Company:

Alliance Atlantis,

Gary Hoffman Productions,

A+E Studios

Cast:

Jimmy Burke

Richard Woods

Frankie Burke

Maria

Henry Hill

Crew:

Director

Producer

Producer

Screenplay

Screenplay